Career Assessment
Whether you’re looking for your next job or trying to decide on a new career, the first place to start is with career assessment. By making an inventory of your skills, work values, interests, etc. you will be better positioned to target that next job opportunity. Job seekers who are clear about what they have to offer to an employer write better resumes and perform better in interviews.
Online Self-Assessment- The Skills Profilerhelps identify your transferable and occupational skills. You can use this information to develop your resume or to identify other occupational alternatives.
- Assessing Your Skills: What Makes You Different From All the Others? is Monster.com's excellent resource for identifying your strengths and developing your “marketing message” for your resume and interview.
- Work Preference Inventoryis a career planning work preference inventory tool Online.
- Work Importance Locator will help you identify your work style. Use this tool to identify those things that will give you the most employment satisfaction. This information can help you get clearer about your next career move.
The Delaware County CareerLink® can help you get your job search on track with on-site career assessments. We’ll help you determine how marketable you are and what you have to “sell yourself” to employers.
Individual appointments for career guidance, vocational assessment, employment planning, resume review and mock interviews are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Our staff are experienced, qualified individuals who are highly invested in providing guidance to participants who are navigating career pathways and the job market. WorkKeys®, a job skills assessment system, is available to participants upon request. It measures "real world" workplace skills that employers believe are critical to success on the job. Scores may lead to earning a National Career Readiness Certificate. Participation in WorkKeys® is supported via information sessions, staff guidance and access to the KeyTrain® online learning system. This allows participants to pre-qualify and build skills before taking WorkKeys®. WorkKeys® has been developed by ACT™, an international leader in educational assessment.
Please review our Individual Training Account Policy and visit one of our locations to find out more.
The Delaware County Workforce Investment Board and PA CareerLink of Delaware County are not affiliated with any companies, web sites, or agencies listed on this page unless indicated.